Definitions for drunkenness
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. drunkenness, inebriation, inebriety, intoxication, tipsiness, insobrietynoun

   a temporary state resulting from excessive consumption of alcohol

2. alcoholism, alcohol addiction, inebriation, drunkennessnoun

   habitual intoxication; prolonged and excessive intake of alcoholic drinks leading to a breakdown in health and an addiction to alcohol such that abrupt deprivation leads to severe withdrawal symptoms

3. drink, drinking, boozing, drunkenness, crapulencenoun

   the act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess

   "drink was his downfall"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. drunkennessnoun

   A state of being drunk

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Drunkennessnoun

   Etymology: from drunken.

   1. Intoxication with strong liquour.

   Every going off from our natural and common temper, and our usual severity of behaviour, is a degree of drunkenness. Jeremy Taylor, Rule of holy living.

   2. Habitual ebriety.

   The Lacedemonians trained up their children to hate drunkenness, by bringing a drunken man into their company. Isaac Watts, Improvement of the Mind, p. i. c. 17.

   3. Intoxication, or inebriation of any kind; disorder of the faculties.

   Passion is the drunkenness of the mind, and therefore in its present workings not controllable by reason. Edmund Spenser.

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1. drunkenness

   Alcohol intoxication, also known as alcohol poisoning, commonly described as drunkenness or inebriation, is the negative behavior and physical effects caused by a recent consumption of alcohol. In addition to the toxicity of ethanol, the main psychoactive component of alcoholic beverages, other physiological symptoms may arise from the activity of acetaldehyde, a metabolite of alcohol. These effects may not arise until hours after ingestion and may contribute to the condition colloquially known as a hangover. Symptoms of intoxication at lower doses may include mild sedation and poor coordination. At higher doses, there may be slurred speech, trouble walking, and vomiting. Extreme doses may result in a respiratory depression, coma, or death. Complications may include seizures, aspiration pneumonia, injuries including suicide, and low blood sugar. Alcohol intoxication can lead to alcohol-related crime with perpetrators more likely to be intoxicated than victims.Alcohol intoxication typically begins after two or more alcoholic drinks. Risk factors include a social situation where heavy drinking is common and a person having an impulsive personality. Diagnosis is usually based on the history of events and physical examination. Verification of events by witnesses may be useful. Legally, alcohol intoxication is often defined as a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of greater than 5.4–17.4 mmol/L (25–80 mg/dL or 0.025–0.080%). This can be measured by blood or breath testing. Alcohol is broken down in the human body at a rate of about 3.3 mmol/L (15 mg/dL) per hour, depending on an individual's metabolic rate (metabolism).Management of alcohol intoxication involves supportive care. Typically this includes putting the person in the recovery position, keeping the person warm, and making sure breathing is sufficient. Gastric lavage and activated charcoal have not been found to be useful. Repeated assessments may be required to rule out other potential causes of a person's symptoms.Acute intoxication has been documented throughout history, and alcohol remains one of the world's most widespread recreational drugs. Some religions consider alcohol intoxication to be a sin.

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1. drunkenness

   Drunkenness is a physiological state of impairment and reduced mental and physical functioning, typically characterized by a lack of coordination, slurred speech, and altered perception. This condition usually results from excessive consumption of alcohol. It can also lead to undesirable behaviors, such as uncontrolled aggression or risky actions, and may potentially cause alcohol poisoning or addiction.

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1. Drunkennessnoun

   the state of being drunken with, or as with, alcoholic liquor; intoxication; inebriety; -- used of the casual state or the habit

2. Drunkennessnoun

   disorder of the faculties, resembling intoxication by liquors; inflammation; frenzy; rage

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of drunkenness in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of drunkenness in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of drunkenness in a Sentence

1. Robert South:

   Passion is the drunkenness of the mind.

2. Bradley Boekeloo:

   The study does suggest that parent involvement in their kids ’ free time through monitoring of unstructured activity is very important to preventing youth drunkenness and smoking.

3. William Shakespeare:

   I hate ingratitude more in a man than lying, vainness, babbling, drunkenness, or any taint of vice whose strong corruption inhabits our frail blood.

4. John Boswell:

   The New Testament takes no demonstrable position on homosexuality. To suggest that Paul's references to excesses of sexual indulgence involving homosexual behavior are indicative of a general position in opposition to same-sex eroticism is as unfounded as arguing that his condemnation of drunkenness implies opposition to the drinking of wine.

5. William Penn:

   All excess is ill, but drunkenness is of the worst sort. It spoils health, dismounts the mind, and unmans men. It reveals secrets, is quarrelsome, lascivious, impudent, dangerous and bad.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=drunkenness
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Drunkenness
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=drunkenness
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drunkenness
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drunkenness